Nutrition standards flagging worldwide and improving in Western Europe
Reports warn that famine and malnutrition persist in Europe with stunted growth and disease in Austria Hungary Czechoslovakia Greece and Malaya. Western Europe shows progress over six months due to weather farm aid and Marshall Plan deliveries raising daily calories to about 2650, while bread intake climbs 19 percent but meat remains scarcer, with 35 percent less meat expected for another year.
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Europe
United Nations International Emergency Children’s Fund
Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Maly
Western
France
Belgium
Nutritional Gaps in Canada Linked to Costs and Ignorance
An article notes that Canada faces uneven nutrition standards due to ignorance about proper habits and rising living costs. It cites wartime food shortages and warns farmers may face lower prices for surplus products as demand wanes, suggesting improved distribution could boost nutrition and rural prosperity.
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Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
New Restriction On Poultry Imports
Ottawa imposes limits on import of live poultry and hatching eggs to prevent Newcastle disease. All shipments must include veterinary certificates from national or exporting country officials certifying disease freedom.
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Ottawa
Canada
Newcastle
Agriculture Department
United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
Rabbit meat campaign aims to boost Canadian meat trade
Vancouver reports a one man drive by K. V. Collier, head of the New South Wales Furred Skins Merchants Association, to promote rabbit meat in Canada. He urges exports of whole frozen rabbits as a cheaper alternative to beef and a way to ease Canadian dollars shortages.
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K. V. Collier
New South Wales Furred Skins Merchants Association
Canada
No More Sunspots For Several Years
Washington US naval observatory reports sunspot activity to stay low for years. The peak of the current cycle was in 1947 with few spots observed this year. The observatory forecasts a return to peak activity in about ten years.
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Washington
US Naval Observatory
Anecdotes and Q&As From A District Exchange
A jumble of light humor and short exchanges. tales about housekeeping misfires, witty remarks from spouses, a Yorkshire school inspector and a clever schoolboy, crossword frictions, and lighthearted mishaps. The marmots note adds a zoological aside.
Mining in Manitoba Sets New Record This Year
Manitoba mining shows strong growth with two new mines in production and a near finished 2000 ton flotation cyanidation mill at Snow Lake. Value of production estimated at 24.7 million dollars for 1948, up from 18.24 million in 1947, driven by metals and non metallics. The Ogama Rockland gold mine north of Long Lake poured a 37500 dollar gold bar last July. Cyprus mine near Flin Flon expands copper and zinc output.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ogama-Rockland
Long Lake
Rice Lake
Cyprus
Flin Flon
Man
Howe Sound Exploration Company Ltd
Snow Lake
Manitoba Sunflower Seed Oil Market Grows
Manitoba leads Canada's sunflower seed oil production amid lifting of oleo margarine ban. In 1946 23,000 acres produced 20,000,000 pounds, with Altona cooperative plant processing most logs. Growth since 1945 shows expanding acreage and output along a belt from the Red River to Morden near the border.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Manitoba
Tonanasah
Altona
Red River
Morden
Lewis Freeze to Wed Wilma Snow in Tulsa License
Albert Lewis Freeze, 21, recently obtained a license to marry Wilma Lee Snow, 18, in Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Tulsa, Okla
Albert Lewis Freeze
Wilma Lee Snow
Farmers Tax Paying Simplified
Farmers now file the four-page T1 General like other professions instead of the old six-page form. The net worth statement for farmers is retained for accrual filings but removed for cash basis filers. Last year 200,000 farmers filed returns, up 30,000. total Canadians filing rose to 400,000 with $20 million more tax deducted at source.
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Canada
Ottawa
Alberta Seed Board Drops Red Bobs Wheat
The Alberta seed board announced Red Bobs wheat was removed from the province’s recommended varieties. Saunders was added as a replacement. Sunalta parley and Legacy oats were also deleted from the approved grains list.
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Alberta Seed Board
Edmonton
Box Planting Yields Potatoes in Vancouver Home
George Green wood amused friends by planting potatoes in a small home box in Vancouver. The experiment paid off as he harvested a modest crop of normal healthy tubers, proving the method workable.
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Vancouver
George Greenwood
Canada urged to boost investment and curb U S funding
Finance Minister Abbott told the Investment Dealers Association that Canada faces two key challenges: mobilizing savings for stronger industry and financing Canadian enterprise to reduce U S investment. He cited exchange reserves rising to 854.9 million and a first eight months budget surplus of 560 million, while noting wartime debt peaked at 16.887 billion in 1945.
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Montreal
Abbott
Canada
United States
Investment Dealers’ Association of Canada
Dominion
Hospital prints new patient menu plan in Vancouver
Vancouver General Hospital introduced printed patient menus allowing meal selection. Patients like the option and the hospital reports reduced food waste due to the new system.
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Vancouver
Vancouver General Hospital
Libau Community Club moves to develop baseball ground
Plans by Libau Community Club aim to acquire 10 acres on village outskirts for a baseball field. A recent bazaar raised 328 dollars. part of the proceeds will fund a skating rink this year.
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Libau
Man
Four Wheels with 1000 Uses: Chinese Laborers’ Jeep Name
Chinese workers who helped build B-29 bases gave the Jeep a unique name in their written characters. Translated literally the phrase means four wheels with 1,000 uses, illustrating practical regard for the vehicle’s versatility.
Five eyes named as world’s most expressive by optometrist
Hollywood optometrist Dr. Herbert Marshutz lists five celebs with expressive eyes John L. Lewis Princess Margaret Rose George Bernard Shaw Albert Einstein and Lizabeth Scott. He praises their eyes as powerful charisma influencing perception and mood.
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Hollywood
Herbert Marshutz
John L. Lewis
Princess Margaret Rose
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Albert Einstein
Lizabeth Scott
Marshutz
Miss Scott
Miss Percival Works to Confront Boyfriend in St Louis
Miss Eula Rose Percival tried to confront her boyfriend in St Louis by letting air out of a friend's car tires to prevent his escape until they talked. Police caught her tampering with the vehicle and she explained her motive was to force a conversation with him.
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ST. Louis
Eula Rose Percival
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Fiji
Olor Sns
N.S. Phot
Les Carroll
Wwe
John LO Lewis
Lizabeth Scotti
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